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Hampton Beach vs Hampton vs Sugar Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
Bordering Hampton BeachHampton
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
Hampton has the most kids (11.6% under 18).
Sugar Hill has the highest household income ($154k).
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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Hampton Beach | Hampton | Sugar Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,605 |
16,426Highest |
658Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.2% NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.4±2.4 39% above NH |
55.8±2.1Lowest 29% above NH |
60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.7%±4.1 NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
59%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
2%±3.1 NH: 6% |
| Hampton and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,900±$76kLowest 26% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$130 8% below NH |
$1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
$1,208±$630Lowest 19% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,115Lowest 8% below NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
$7,340Highest 10% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
40%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
73.8% NH: 72.8% |
95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
16.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Beach and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #31 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Winnacunnet High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
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NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.